THQ Selects Joyent to Provide Social Networking Infrastructure to
Enable Rapid Prototyping and Deployment of Online Games
Joyent Technology Will Speed Time to Market, Lower Operating Costs
and Improve Scalability
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--THQ
Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that it has selected Joyent,
the premier provider of smart computing solutions, to support THQ?s
expanding presence in the social games space. THQ will use Joyent's
innovative Smart Technologies to provide a turn-key development and
publishing environment to its social gaming development teams. Joyent
will provide the server infrastructure, bandwidth, hosting and network
operations that enable rapid prototyping and deployment of online games.
?Using Joyent technology, we've been able to create an environment that
allows us to provide our studios a scalable platform for developing and
launching social games. By removing the complication of infrastructure
deployment, we allow developers to focus on what they do best, making
great games.?
Joyent?s quick-start cloud solution and professional services will
enable THQ?s developers to focus on game innovation rather than
infrastructure deployment. The application of Joyent technology will
allow THQ to speed time to market, lower operating costs and improve
scalability.
?Joyent provides a key component of our social network strategy,? said
Mike Hogan, Vice President of Online Publishing and Operations, THQ.
?Using Joyent technology, we've been able to create an environment that
allows us to provide our studios a scalable platform for developing and
launching social games. By removing the complication of infrastructure
deployment, we allow developers to focus on what they do best, making
great games.?
?We?re pleased to be providing smart computing infrastructure to THQ?s
developers,? said Chris Arisian, Joyent EVP Field Operations. ?Joyent?s
extensive experience supporting some of the leading developers of social
games have helped us refine our technology specifically for online
games. We support the entire development lifecycle and have optimized
our platform to deliver an end-to-end performance and scalability
required by game developers. From prototyping through production, Joyent
provides the infrastructure solutions to deliver the entire game.?
About Joyent
Joyent is the premier Infrastructure-as-a-Service (Iaas) and
Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) provider offering cloud computing solutions
worldwide since 2004. Delivering billions of page views per month,
Joyent's Smart Technologies improve performance, scalability,
manageability and security for thousands of web and mobile applications.
Serving a network of service providers and thousands of customers,
Joyent is the only company that runs a major public cloud
infrastructure, builds the technologies that power that infrastructure,
and uses those technologies to enable multiple third-party public,
private, and hybrid clouds.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher
of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products
for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices.
Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product
through its global network of offices located throughout North America,
Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products can
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